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Cosmos 1869

Cosmos 1869 was launched on July 16, 1987 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1987-062ANORAD 18214Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1869
Common name
Cosmos 1869
Payload designation
Okean-O1 No. 2L
Other names
NKhM No. 4L:P,NKhM No. 510-58-404:RA
International designator
1987-062A
NORAD catalog number
18214
GCAT identifier
S18214
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/170

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging, Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Okean-O1
Owner
GMS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Okean

Launch

Date
July 16, 1987 · 04:25 UTC
Launch record
1987-062Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
668 km
Inclination
82.52°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 3, 1989
End of operations
May 3, 1989

Size

Mass
1,936 kg
Dry mass
1,936 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
21.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566718 (CC0).